Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get f… - Salman Rushdie

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Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible.

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Sir Salman Rushdie (born Ahmed Salman Rushdie, Urdu: أحمد سلمان رشدی, Hindi: अह्मद सलमान रश्डी on 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British novelist and essayist. Most of his work is set on the Indian subcontinent.

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Native Name: سلمان رُشدی • سلمان رشدی

Alternative Names: Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie • Rushdie • Ahmed Salman Rushdie • Joseph Anton

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